The Story of Federer’s 2013 Season So Far

Seen as though there’s nothing much to blog about, most Fed fans seem to be on a downer about Roger’s back and a few of you have asked me to do a newer version of my GIF post (I was always reluctant as we all know sequels are never as good :)) I thought I’d do a little compilation of Roger’s 2013 season so far.

It’s been a very tough year, only 1 title, some painful losses, injury concerns and a slip down the rankings. In fact you could say it’s one of his worst ever seasons to date, I’ve tried to cover every milestone so far and here’s how it’s gone down:

You’re all optimistic and excited after a great 2012

It get’s even better when Fed schools Raonic at the Australian Open

But then you’re a little deflated after the loss to Murray in 5 sets

It’s a bit of a shock when you find out Roger’s lost to Benneteau in Rotterdam

Then a loss to Berdych in Dubai hurts even more

Indian Wells, no biggie, Roger had a bad back and this is Nadal back to his best

Then he loses to Nishikori on Clay??

Oh great there’s another Fedal final on Clay in Rome that you don’t want to watch, but have to

It’s been a poor season but you gotta be optimistic for the French Open even though you know what will really happen

Then it looks like Roger’s got his season back on track in Halle

Your expectations get sky high for Wimbledon after Fed schools Hanescu

But Roger 2.0 is back wasting multiple break points against Stakhovsky

Then he misses that backhand vs. Stakhovsky match point down

And every Tennis Journo writes about the Djokovic / Murray era

Boom, you’ve been talking about Roger trying a new bigger racquet for months and he finally gets one

But then you have to try and understand the Delbonis loss in Hamburg

And then have to watch Roger leave the court in Gstaad after losing to Brands

There’s plenty Tennis on but Roger’s isn’t playing in any of the Tournament so Twitter is like

All you can look forward to is Nike bringing out yet another crappy outfit

And you’re hoping the new racquet makes a difference when Roger next plays Nadal

Whilst also hoping Roger’s in this kind of mood at the US Open

That pretty much sums up Roger’s 2013 so far for me, how was it for you?

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I have to say Jonathan, this is quite brilliant and sums up everything I have felt happening with Roger so far. As like all the FedFamily I am hoping he will recover fully and be brandishing his new racket like some blazing sword at the US Open and blow us away like your last gif ( which is my favorite)Thank you for creating this as it truly made me smile and laugh after feeling so blue about our Federer.

I did, but he has performed well. Rotterdam was a big win for him. But as usual he now looks as though he has an injury? Back problem. That could be his achilles heel throughout his career, too injury prone.

No no no Sid. It does not work like that. Roger is the best, but he is just one player. Tennis was before him and it will be after his retirement, but…. I just think it is funny that Delpo keeps winning….. and loses when he should not.

And Sid…. You guys don’t care that much about Roger’s legacy numbers…..
So… isn’t it good that atleast one person cares????? That would be me Sid….

You’re right Sid. He now needs to start winning again and the machine will get going by itself. But beleive me or not I caught myself hoping for others to lose once :s
I quickly chased the idea away but it looks reaaaaally tough right now and I can’t imagine WTF without its king…
Let’s hope he rests his back and comes back as the champ we all love I still beleive in another amazing come back!!

Not for me, Tomug was trash talking then got owned. The Raonic match was a dismissal of a guy who’s supposedly a future slam contender with a huge serve, the GOAT made him look useless out there when everyone thought after Madrid & Halle 2012 he would push him to the wire.

So cute, Jonathan. I like the Nike one and the USO one. I watched the DC final. Funny how Delpo acts like he’s done and then bounces back. He seems to do that quite often. Is it a tactic? Everyone says he’s a nice guy though.

So true Sid, he walks between points like an old man, like you yourself want to offer him a chair to sit on and then…… he beats Rafa and Roger back to back, beats Andy and Novak back to back and almost beats Rafa….. And that all by acting like an old man….
Could it be tactics???

@Sue guess it’s just Del Potro’s demeanor, looks like he’s finished then rips 4 massive groundstrokes to win a point. Isner’s movement is a joke, can’t believe he has fans, I get bored of him after 30 seconds.

Thanks Fran, yeah it’s all doom and gloom for Fed fans at the minute. Its been a crap season, but at least it’s getting interesting. Nobody really knows what happens next, maybe Fed falls, or maybe he rises.

Bwahahaha! This is hilarious Jonathan, as good as the previous GIF post of Fed fans’ reactions!
Would absolutely love Roger to destroy everyone at the USO. Blazing through the draw not giving a dang to their names and ranking…ah those were the days!
The beating Nadal with new racket one is funny as hell! Nadal would probably run for a bathroom break or a MTO like that fencer! I dearly want to see him knock those bottles down himself while running for cover

Hilarious! I’ve been a lurker on your blog for a bit but was too amused by this post not to write and applaud you on your timely and wickedly funny intervention. Perhaps, as Fed fans, we should now think of who most resembles Fed as the next king of tennis? and no, no, not just Dmitrov (who is prettier but infinitely more flaky), but others beyond him.
Also, where the hell is Fed hiding that noone has been able to post any pics of him practicing or gazing at his kids or something? I’ve trolled the Swiss media (french and german) and come up with nothing. Surely, this secrecy must mean he is plotting a James Bond like return –with a racket that will smack everyone into submission?!!! Sigh. Ta again

If his back is fine and he can make good run (SF or QF) @ Cincy, where he has a lot of success in the past, then I can be more optimistic for the USO, otherwise, I say he is done for this year and hope 2014 will bring us what we hope for the maestro

What a great article, it really braught a smile in this dark period and the clip´s are spot on with the emotions that I have been felt during the season so fa, so I hope your US open prediction is spot on also I especially liked the one where Federer chases Nadal with his new weapon

And the clip related to when Fed lost to Nishikori on clay, is from a danish movie series called Olsen Banden “the Olsen gang” in english It´s a cult series in Denmark where I´m from

Well Katyani,
I don’t have any sort predictions at this moment, let the second round be over and then I will spit it out
Quick glance on the draw and the momentum of the players, I could see Murray and Djoko on the final, although I hope Nadal would win but I can’t see it happening

Yeah why not , why you are so surprised!.
From the very first comment I posted in this blog I had acknowledged that i am Nadal fan and i do respect roger for what he has achieved and for me he is the GOAT at this moment.
So there is no disrespect and I love this blog for what Jonathan bring, it’s so subjective.

No Jonathan, Berdych is not so bad. I like him. I think he is misunderstood. And I like the misunderstood ones. I always root for him to win, EXCEPT when he plays Roger of course (then he HAS to lose !!!). When Berdych beats Roger, I cannot look at him for a while, but after that……… he is a nice guy you know.

Oke Sid, you HAVE to know by now that I am weird, oke. You know I have a different taste (Serena, Bartoli, Schiavone, Stan the Man AND yes, Berdych) !!!
Not all of them are bad players you know. Berdych is exciting. I like when he fights with the umpire (like Jerzy) and get booed by the crowd. He is so awesome. Unfortunately he plays good against every player, but when he plays Roger he suddenly remembers that he can also play great and unplayable. Don’t worry. I am not that cookook. I don’t like it when he defeats Roger. Afterall, Roger comes first.

Roger is neat, clean, nice and interesting and almost perfect. He is NOT BORING. But do you want the rest to be boring? Some shake things up (like Gulbis). Once in a while that is also nice you know.

A little off topic. So, during the handshake at the net, there were some words exchanged between Roger and Stakhovsky. It looks like maybe Roger said something that Stakhovsky didn’t like because he made a face and seemed to look at Roger and have the last word.

Katyani, you’re surprise Dimitrov lost? I think you should get used to him losing early… He’s all talk! He’s done NOTHING except beat a pretty dull Djoker at Madrid. I just don’t understand the hype around him…

Hmm…. I like that Sid !!! Yes, I would be better for Dimi (with me a lot of girls), but taking Mirka’s place??? No, cannot do. There is just one woman on earth who deserves to be Mrs. Roger Federer. Roger would not get this far without her. (Behind every successfull man there is a woman afterall…).

But…. Sid…. you gave me a nice thought to think about !!!

And… for now I would settle with a big hug like the one Roger gave Beatriz !!!
I cannot help it, I am human and still jealous of her in that picture….

Hey Jonathan, maybe I am too late with this or maybe you already said it and I missed it (I actually know you already said it and somehow I missed it !!!), but did you give the answers to the RF-quiz? And who won those caps?? I know I did not get all the questions right. But there were four others who did. Did they get an RF-cap??

I still have to give away the prizes, it’s been a bit of a disaster really, I had a company lined up to supply the hats and post worldwide for me for a flat fee, but they pulled out and let me down.

I’ve been trying to sort something out with retailers but they are all pretty useless. I’m not going to buy the hats and post them myself because it will simply cost too much to much to do, so I need them to offer me a flat rate on worldwide shipping. Dragging on now and it’s annoying me.

LOOL this is all scarily accurate! Wonderful compilation Jonathan, something to tide me over til Fed’s next appearance. I mean, as far as torrid seasons go, I can’t recall a worse one than this! But this has put a much-needed smile on my face, fave GIF has to be the Pointless one (lol I still keep sneaking looks at it).

Hi Jonathan love the gifs my favourites are the panda and the dog. Just been on Rogers site and there is a link on one of the posts which says he is already in Cincy practicing, if I were clever I could put the link on here but I’m not so there you go – have you heard about this ? and of course it’s his birthday today – I shall celebrate by watching the cincy final with Djokovic – where a bagel was involved – happy days

Yup, almost there. I though Australian open gave some hope for 2013 but Roger snuffed that right out in the tournaments that followed. I actually though he would get into form by Roland Garros, especially with the heavy balls which I believed would add some speed to the game. Seemed not to be the case. Played those balls yesterday, and maybe it was me, but it took me some time to find a clean hit. It felt that I had to hold the racquet like an egg and the sweet spot had shrunk to down to a point.
After Wimbledon I really couldn’t find the energy to track Roger and the change of frame was like the proverbial nail in the coffin for me. I know everybody likes the change. Well, everybody except me that is. Why change the tool that has given him 17 slams. Hope I’m proven wrong but it doesn’t matter for me anyway because I just can’t stand the sound of it.

Dont know if I tell you before but you own my favorite blog about tennis!
Unfortunately my pigeon english and my limited time doesnt allow me to comment more and more on your blog.
But I am and always will be here!

Nah, the only match, or rather set that I’ve watched so far is the third one between Roanic and Gulbis. And the crowd showed its true colors. It’s alright rooting for the local player but booing the opponent because he is trying to change a broken racquet is not very courteous

Ok, the point was a gimme for Raonic but rules are rules and Raonic could’ve admitted he touched the net. As for the umpire, he was obviously watching the ball and couldn’t possibly tell if the ball was live. So, the benefit of the doubt goes to Raonic.

Trust me, the only person on the court who knows the truth is the player who did it That’s why, in league level play, the player alleged to have touched the net is the only one who gets to make that call.

I don’t blame him though. He could’ve given it to Del Po if he wanted to is all I’m saying.

This is probably one of the few outdoorcourts suited to Roger’s game left out there. I admit, the timing sucks, given Roger’s back and the new racket, but if there is an outdoor court where Roger has the advantage, it’s this one.

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Hey, I'm Jonathan. I started up peRFect Tennis back in May 2011 because I wanted to be able to share my thoughts on Tennis, and on my favourite player Roger Federer.

I first took notice of Fed back in 2001 when he beat Sampras at Wimbledon. Back then, like most Brits I was a Henman fan, clinging onto the belief he could still win Wimbledon.In fact, I was actually glad Tim beat Roger at Wimbledon that year!

Ever since then though, I've followed Federer's career closely, been lucky enough to see him play live on several occasions and now use this blog to analyse matches, make predictions, and share everything and anything Federer related.

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